Julia Guachalla

Status: Paid Back

$750.00		Loan Request
$750.00		Paid Back

About the Entrepreneur

Name:	Julia Guachalla
Location:	El Alto, Bolivia
Activity:	Clothing Sales

About the Loan

Loan Amount:	$750.00
Loan Use:	The purchase of raw materials
Repayment Term:	15 months - View details below
Lenders Repaid:	Monthly
Currency Exchange Loss:	N/A
Date Listed:	Oct 18, 2007
Date Disbursed:	Nov 1, 2007
Date Funded:	Oct 18, 2007
Loan Ended:	Dec 15, 2008

About the Field Partner

Field Partner:

IMPRO

Field Partner Risk Rating:

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Active

31 months

1671

$827,875

0.00%

0.00%

Currency Exchange Loss Rate:

0.00%

About the Country

Country:	Bolivia
Avg Annual Income:	$2,817.00
Currency:	United States Dollars (USD)

Julia, just like many other Bolivian women, is a single mother. Her daughter is 7 years old. Julia has a store where she makes dresses and hats for the sun. The hats she makes are commercialized in the department stores of Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, and La Paz. The is her main source of income, with which she cares for her daughter and mother. They live in the Rio Seco zone of El Alto city.

She is requesting a loan so that she can augment the resources necessary for her trade. She will use it to buy raw materials like cloth.

This is her second loan request with the Impro company, which before let her obtain a loan so that she could be able to satisfy the demand for her products in her market.

Translated from Spanish by Geoff Rubin, Kiva volunteer.

Julia, como mucha mujeres bolivianas es madre soltera de una hija de 7 años de edad, tiene un taller de costuras y confecciona sombreros para el sol, los mismos que son comercializados en los departamentos de Cochabamba, Santa Cruz y La Paz; esta es su principal fuente de ingreso con la que mantiene a su pequeña hija y madre; vive en la Zona de Rió Seco de la Ciudad de El Alto.

El crédito requiere para incrementar su capital de trabajo (compra de materia prima, tela).

Es el segundo crédito con Impro, el buen antecedente le permite acceder a otro préstamo para que pueda satisfacer la cantidad de demanda que tiene en su mercado.

Lenders to this entrepreneur

Carrie
Kakabeka Falls, Ontario
Canada

Chris
Verona, WI
United States

Anonymous
Richmond Hill, Ontario
Canada

DAVID
IMPERIAL, MO
United States

Mary
Gardena, CA
United States

maria
new york, NY
United States

Marla
Phoenix, AZ
United States

beHosting Family
Cleveland, OH
United States

David
Austin, Texas
United States

MacKenna
Fredericksburg, TX
United States

Jack
Austin, TX
United States

Ovidiu
PLOIESTI, PRAHOVA
Romania

cheryl
Chicago, IL
United States

Leonid
Stoughton, MA
United States

Journal entries for Julia Guachalla

Loan has been disbursed Entrepreneur: Julia Guachalla Location: El Alto, Bolivia Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Julia Guachalla by IMPRO in Bolivia. We are excited to watch this business grow. Over the next 12 - 18 months, IMPRO will be collecting repayments from this entrepreneur and posting progress updates on the Kiva website.
Posted by from El Alto, Bolivia Nov 1, 2007
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Update Entrepreneur: Julia Guachalla Location: El Alto, Bolivia Julia is traveling more than before this time is making hats and sport clothes. She has a daughter and she is living with her mom. Now she has 3 employees because classes have started and she needs all the help she can get to make sport clothes for some schools. She is paying on time. The loan is 25% re paid.
Posted by Jose Jimenez from El Alto, Bolivia Feb 29, 2008
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Update Entrepreneur: Julia Guachalla Location: El Alto, Bolivia Julia is traveling more than before this time is making hats and sport clothes. She has a daughter and she is living with her mom. Now she has 3 employees because classes have started and she needs all the help she can get to make sport clothes for some schools. She is paying on time. NOW THE LOAN IS 42% RE PAID.
Posted by Jose Jimenez from El Alto, Bolivia Apr 17, 2008
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Update Entrepreneur: Julia Guachalla Location: El Alto, Bolivia Julia is traveling more than before this time is making hats and sport clothes. She has a daughter and she is living with her mom. Now she has 3 employees because classes have started and she needs all the help she can get to make sport clothes for some schools. She is paying on time. NOW THE LOAN IS 42% RE PAID.
Posted by Jose Jimenez from El Alto, Bolivia Apr 17, 2008
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Update Entrepreneur: Julia Guachalla Location: El Alto, Bolivia The loan is 59% re paid Julia is not traveling now because she is busy making some clothes for a group of ladies (gloves, scarfs, sweaters, etc) they are some mañaneras of El Alto but the merchandise Julia is making is for them to use not to sell.
Posted by Jose Jimenez from El Alto, Bolivia Jun 26, 2008
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Update Entrepreneur: Julia Guachalla Location: El Alto, Bolivia The loan is 67% re paid now
Posted by Jose Jimenez from El Alto, Bolivia Jul 25, 2008
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Update Entrepreneur: Julia Guachalla Location: El Alto, Bolivia Now the loan is 84% re paid
Posted by Jose Jimenez from El Alto, Bolivia Oct 1, 2008
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Repayment Schedule for Julia Guachalla

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	Expected Repayments	Actual Repayments	Comments
February 2008	$62.50	$63.00	Repayment Received
March 2008	$62.50	$63.00	Repayment Received
April 2008	$62.50	$63.00	Repayment Received
May 2008	$62.50	$63.00	Repayment Received
June 2008	$62.50	$63.00	Repayment Received
July 2008	$62.50	$63.00	Repayment Received
August 2008	$62.50	$63.00	Repayment Received
September 2008	$62.50	$63.00	Repayment Received
October 2008	$62.50	$63.00	Repayment Received
November 2008	$62.50	$63.00	Repayment Received
December 2008	$62.50	$63.00	Repayment Received
January 2009	$62.50	$57.00	Repayment Received